A magistrate court in Mumbai on Friday directed the city police to submit a progress report on an inquiry against actor Kangana Ranaut and...
A magistrate court in Mumbai on Friday directed the city police to submit a progress report on an inquiry against actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel for posting allegedly hateful messages on social media, Live Law reported. The magistrate passed the order after the Amboli Police sought more time to file their report on the complaint.
The tweets, made by the sisters in April last year, allegedly demonstrate “hate against the Muslim community”, according to the complainant.
In October last year, the magistrate court had asked the Amboli Police to conduct an inquiry into the complaint, filed by an advocate, and submit a report by December 5.
The police, however, failed to file the report within the time frame given by the court, which later extended the deadline to January 5, giving them a “final chance”. But the police again missed the deadline.
During the hearing on Friday, the police asked for more time from the court. Complainant Ali Kaashif Deshmukh then sought for process to be issued under section 204 of the Code of Criminal Procedure against the two sisters.
Process is issued when prima facie allegations in a complaint are found to be true, and an accused is given a legal notice about the case against...
